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start a businesses create jobs and spur the economy. we will hear from jerry moran who authored the start impact, legislation aimed at helping businesses grow the economy. this discussion as part of a policy summit held by the consumer electronics association in las vegas. it is an hour. >> so, good afternoon. my name is larry downes. it means for an hour i can be up here and not back in the audience taking notes. just before the election, i wrote an article asking what it was that of intrapreneurs needed from washington. our panelists today may have a more productive agenda to discuss. i know there are many in the audience who are from washington. that is great because you will be hearing from some actual business owners and organizers -- organizations interested to talk about when the start up a economy does and does not need from washington. it is my great pleasure to introduce senator jerry moran will provide some introductory mar remarks -- remarks. both in the senate and then before 2010, and during seven terms in the house. he su
start a businesses create jobs and spur the economy. we will hear from jerry moran who authored the start impact, legislation aimed at helping businesses grow the economy. this discussion as part of a policy summit held by the consumer electronics association in las vegas. it is an hour. >> so, good afternoon. my name is larry downes. it means for an hour i can be up here and not back in the audience taking notes. just before the election, i wrote an article asking what it was that of...
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he says because the federal economy is still experiencing growing pains it would probably be best for the city to have a large sum of emergency cash. he is hoping that they can move some of that money to help parts of the district that needed the most. >> we hope that we have an opportunity to make significant new investment in social programs but i certainly want to be able to make. >> the mayor did not specify which programs those were, but he said it was unlikely that property taxes would go down although that is something that the council will look at. a public hearing is scheduled for next wednesday morning 10:00 right here at the wilson building. abc7 news. >> the speed limit on the inner county connector could be raised to 70 m.p.h. if the bill in annapolis becomes law. 3 delegates are co-sponsoring the bill that would raise the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles per hour. a separate emergency bill would raise the speed limit to 60 m.p.h.. >> >> well, one person is dying for snow and the other at once warm weather. >> no, i am hoping for cold temperatures with snow. >> you will bo
he says because the federal economy is still experiencing growing pains it would probably be best for the city to have a large sum of emergency cash. he is hoping that they can move some of that money to help parts of the district that needed the most. >> we hope that we have an opportunity to make significant new investment in social programs but i certainly want to be able to make. >> the mayor did not specify which programs those were, but he said it was unlikely that property...
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movie and there are a few things you should know about me right from the jump i'm not an expert on the economy climate change or foreign policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to i'm happily married husband a father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences. i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that i think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company or paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. for lack of a better word is good. we just write. great works. greek. can. see evolution. and. will
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and i think we do that but that's exactly what we do with billionaires in our economy. billionaires who can spend all the money they have in our more and more reluctant to invest that money in their workers their businesses and their communities. so what good are they. it's time to put in place a new wealth tax in america i propose a one hundred percent tax on all wealth over one billion dollars hopefully news busters jack coleman who seem so offended by this idea when i talk about it my radio show didn't just have his head explode but seriously if you can't get by on a thousand million dollars you probably shouldn't have access to that much money in the first place there's nobody who can't make it on a billion dollars so any wealth over a billion dollars one hundred percent of it goes to help the rest of the country have a decent life that money can live forty nine million americans out of poverty move the forty six million americans on food stamps into the middle class they will those people now moved into the middle class by the invisible hand of human instinct and n
and i think we do that but that's exactly what we do with billionaires in our economy. billionaires who can spend all the money they have in our more and more reluctant to invest that money in their workers their businesses and their communities. so what good are they. it's time to put in place a new wealth tax in america i propose a one hundred percent tax on all wealth over one billion dollars hopefully news busters jack coleman who seem so offended by this idea when i talk about it my radio...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy with. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report. download the official. language.
find out what's really happening to the global economy with. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report. download the official. language.
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we get our first check on the economy in the new year. the january jobs report is out and despite improving signs, the economy shrank at the end of last year. >> january brought 157,000 new jobs and another 100 27,000 not previous -- 127,000 not previously counted, but the jobless rate went up to 7.9%. >> there is a role for more measures to nudge the rate down. >> there was a shrinking economy at the end of the year. >> we are not going anywhere fast. >> the economy is on a seesaw. >> the president can make any excuse he wants but it will not help americans find jobs. >> the president's job council expires today. >> the white house will begin a new effort to work with the business community. >> the labor secretary thinks immigration reform will help. >> if we can bring those 12 million out of the shadows, that is over $2 trillion. >> congress extended the debt ceiling, that they have yet to prevent big spending cuts. >> 800,000 civilians will lose their jobs. bases will have to be closed. the grants will have to be stopped. >> that could
we get our first check on the economy in the new year. the january jobs report is out and despite improving signs, the economy shrank at the end of last year. >> january brought 157,000 new jobs and another 100 27,000 not previous -- 127,000 not previously counted, but the jobless rate went up to 7.9%. >> there is a role for more measures to nudge the rate down. >> there was a shrinking economy at the end of the year. >> we are not going anywhere fast. >> the...
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movie and there are a few things you should know about me right from the jump i'm not an expert on the economy climate change or foreign policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to the happily married husband a father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. for lack of better word is good. we didn't write. works. creek. and can't. see evolution. and. my ex will
movie and there are a few things you should know about me right from the jump i'm not an expert on the economy climate change or foreign policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to the happily married husband a father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and...
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heavy traffic is a sign that the economy is rebounding. they say you can't expect the traffic to get -- you can expect the traffic to get worse. now coming up we will tell you about what city has the least amount of congestion and we will tell you, it is not anywhere in the state of california. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, well our time is now 6:37, let's check on traffic. >> i don't think anything goes well with that color. now that we have cleared that up let's take a look at the commute and we are talking about the traffic and i know you probably heard that report and said it is bad. today on 880 westbound, it is a little bit slow coming from richmond to berkeley and the drive time on the bay bridge plaza is up to about 12 minutes and then if you are counting another 8 to 10 minutes on the bridge, so we are looking at the better part of the hour unless you are using the carpool lane by the way we checked with bart and bart is moving along well in and out of the city. 580 traffic is busy and this traffic time
heavy traffic is a sign that the economy is rebounding. they say you can't expect the traffic to get -- you can expect the traffic to get worse. now coming up we will tell you about what city has the least amount of congestion and we will tell you, it is not anywhere in the state of california. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, well our time is now 6:37, let's check on traffic. >> i don't think anything goes well with that color. now that we have cleared...
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movie and there are a few things you should know about me right from the jump i'm not an expert on the economy climate change or foreign policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to i'm happily married husband the father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences. i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company or paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. for lack of a better word is good. we just write great works. greek. and can't. see evolution. and.
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markets why not come to find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. me he. used. to. say. to me speak your language. programs in documentaries in arabic in school here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks books fifty yard p. interviews intriguing stories for you to. see been trying. to find out more visit our big don't all t.v. dog called. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. you. know you don't want to be up. like this again. or in a hurry. but when. i was your company i thought that. people do not think anything of. my father everybody has. invited. my father and my mother didn't. come home i'm in new york city i am from new york city and it. takes over you. know because no owner. ok let's just be honest here for a moment for some p
markets why not come to find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. me he. used. to. say. to me speak your language. programs in documentaries in arabic in school here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks books fifty yard p. interviews intriguing stories for you to. see been trying. to find out more visit our big don't all t.v. dog called. you know how sometimes you...
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feds putting on stimulus and this economy has legs. if they get increased comments, and consumers continue to come back into the market. i think it has the right things. washington can screw it up here. >> we certainly hope they don't. brian and eamon were talking about a story which made me think. when you have computers out there, executing trades in milliseconds, what does the retail investor think about that? do they say, this isn't a field or do they kpat mtal eyes. i think you have increasing science for those that work in the ind us 2ri, getting increasingly near vows about this that will impact the integrity of the markets. i think from market structure perspective, there are smings that need to be corrected and fixed. but four for the average retail investors, it is average headlines but not on the top of their mind. >> thank you for the show. good conference you are putting on as well. >> if i'm not there on the show, you'll see what happens. >> thank you. snrs that's my street. i love it. >> now back down to the beer deal. b
feds putting on stimulus and this economy has legs. if they get increased comments, and consumers continue to come back into the market. i think it has the right things. washington can screw it up here. >> we certainly hope they don't. brian and eamon were talking about a story which made me think. when you have computers out there, executing trades in milliseconds, what does the retail investor think about that? do they say, this isn't a field or do they kpat mtal eyes. i think you have...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons are for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds of report. more news today violence is once again flared up. saying these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. i. click. the speed. with. the missile good. luck. and. come out and find him a better little. clue.
find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons are for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds of report. more news today violence is once again flared up. saying these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. i. click. the speed. with. the missile good. luck. and. come out and find him a better little. clue.
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economy takes a sharp turn downward in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve but wasn't the previous quarter a wildly successful one r.t. takes a look at the accusations the bureau of labor statistics manipulated economic data to benefit president obama's reelection campaign. the question is were you right or wrong that you're pretty straightforward question world however i would like to answer with you right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate just a small piece of a very heated hearing chuck hagel is going on the defense on capitol hill today as one congress member outs or another take shots at his readiness to lead the defense department a look at his this world war of words coming up. it's thursday january thirty first time this mall here in washington d.c. and you're watching r t we begin today taking a look at whistleblowers in america former cia agent john kiriakou was sentenced to thirty months in prison just a few days ago he struck a plea deal and admitted to revealing the identity of a covert officer to a reporter he was originally charged with violating the ass be
economy takes a sharp turn downward in the fourth quarter of two thousand and twelve but wasn't the previous quarter a wildly successful one r.t. takes a look at the accusations the bureau of labor statistics manipulated economic data to benefit president obama's reelection campaign. the question is were you right or wrong that you're pretty straightforward question world however i would like to answer with you right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate just a small piece of a very...
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give fact that the fuel economy standards aren't fuel economy standards -- [inaudible] said previously about trying to get more drop in fuels to the market would seem to be a way to achieve that standard. if you're going forward in the mid course contradiction, you know, 40 miles per hour with the total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i would like to get your comment on that. also, given the fact that the new turbo charged engine to operate peek efficiency need higher combustion and of course contain. do you have any thought to having a new fuel through tier three that would have the higher of course october -- of blank you're points are excellent ones. i think try to address it to be clear we support the drop in can be properly processed not just arbitrary produce drop in. we have to do it open-mindedly. with a specific of course contain that is dangerous the same carbon tanks. yeah. we could do better with better design fuels, that's for sure. octane is very important, but what we need most is we need to have narrowly specified fuel so we can optimize to that fuel. it doesn't mak
give fact that the fuel economy standards aren't fuel economy standards -- [inaudible] said previously about trying to get more drop in fuels to the market would seem to be a way to achieve that standard. if you're going forward in the mid course contradiction, you know, 40 miles per hour with the total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i would like to get your comment on that. also, given the fact that the new turbo charged engine to operate peek efficiency need higher combustion and of...
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in the best of the rest of the news banks alone didn't crash our economy a few years ago in fact some of the biggest fraudsters in the run up to the financial crisis in two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight for the credit rating agencies like s. and p. and moody's they gave prime ratings to junk mortgages it's been alleged that many of these ratings agencies actually took kickbacks from the banks to supply favorable ratings which ended up growing investors now the wall street journal is reporting that the u.s. justice department will file suit against s. and p. for its role in the crisis as imperious spotted by saying the d.o.j. lawsuit would be quote entirely without factual or legal merit you might remember it was s. and p. that downgraded the united states' credit re. again after the demo debt limit fiasco back in two thousand and eleven so this might be less about actually hold the wall street suits accountable and more about revenge for embarrassing our nation. or did president obama get the message of the last election which is that the american people are sick of th
in the best of the rest of the news banks alone didn't crash our economy a few years ago in fact some of the biggest fraudsters in the run up to the financial crisis in two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight for the credit rating agencies like s. and p. and moody's they gave prime ratings to junk mortgages it's been alleged that many of these ratings agencies actually took kickbacks from the banks to supply favorable ratings which ended up growing investors now the wall street...
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there is a way to address budgetary and gdeficit issues ad invest in our economy. there's a way to protect people who are must vulnerable and to ask people who have been blessed to pony up a little bit more. it's not going to stop them from getting yachts and planes and all those goodies. but kids will have meals. >> yes, indeed. >> and seniors will have warm houses to live in. >> joy, i seem to recall that this issue of closing loopholes and reducing deductions was suggested by some republicans not so long ago. take a listen. >> we propose to close those special interest loopholes. let's ged rid of special interest loopholes. plug loopholes, lower everybody's tax rates. get rid of special interest loopholes. plug these loopholes. >> so for mr. ryan, plugging loopholes is great when mitt romney proposes it as an idea but as soon as the president does, it's off the table. >> first of all, who is mitt romney. >> sorry? >> oh, right, that guy. i remember him. you're exactly right. you were getting to it in your intro, the sequester was the ransom that republicans in t
there is a way to address budgetary and gdeficit issues ad invest in our economy. there's a way to protect people who are must vulnerable and to ask people who have been blessed to pony up a little bit more. it's not going to stop them from getting yachts and planes and all those goodies. but kids will have meals. >> yes, indeed. >> and seniors will have warm houses to live in. >> joy, i seem to recall that this issue of closing loopholes and reducing deductions was suggested...
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under mayor newsom's energetic leadership the economy grew and the city became an economic center for biotech and clean tech. gach newsom has been a trail blaitzer on combating homelessness and protecting the government. in 2007 he was re-elected as mayor with more than 70 percent of the vote, which is unheard of. please welcome our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> my role was to get tom to speak. i'm just going to jump in because i want to keep you all on time. you've got an agenda packet and i'm going to be held accountable if you don't meet it. roslyn, let's pick up on tom's passion. he told me a couple points that are important, that is the consciousness awareness, this growing consciousness around bullying. and it's a question i guess that requires, has bullying gotten worse or have we gotten better to begin to recognize it? >> hard to know. tom and the president refer to as far too often as a rite of passage. we certainly are seeing evidence in ways that i don't recall, the levels of violence, the vitriolic violence, it's not just coming from the back of the school, it's co
under mayor newsom's energetic leadership the economy grew and the city became an economic center for biotech and clean tech. gach newsom has been a trail blaitzer on combating homelessness and protecting the government. in 2007 he was re-elected as mayor with more than 70 percent of the vote, which is unheard of. please welcome our lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> my role was to get tom to speak. i'm just going to jump in because i want to keep you all on time. you've got an agenda...
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ing our rural economies. for some communities in eastern montana, the rapid growth associated with the energy boom is created immediate infrastructure challenges. that's why i'm h i've proposed creating a grant program for communities effected by oil and gas development. i ask that we're invest $15 million in providing matching funds to effective cities and towns, areas that don't always get a share of the increased revenue, the county l government and school distinct receive from oil and gas development. there are challenges but there's opportunities for the whole state with this development. i do hope that you'll join me in addressing those challenges. [applause] [applause] we must also meet our spoonlt to fix the long-term problem created by our predecessors. i have outline a detailed plan that will shore up the public retirement system and do so without raising taxes. i look forward to working with this body to ensure we craft a plan that honors our commitment to montana's public service. a plan that does
ing our rural economies. for some communities in eastern montana, the rapid growth associated with the energy boom is created immediate infrastructure challenges. that's why i'm h i've proposed creating a grant program for communities effected by oil and gas development. i ask that we're invest $15 million in providing matching funds to effective cities and towns, areas that don't always get a share of the increased revenue, the county l government and school distinct receive from oil and gas...
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i think sometimes with the economy the way it is right now, people sort of have to do what they have to do. >> reporter: over the past six years, the postal service has lost $41 billion as more people switch from letters to e-mail and electronic banking. to save money, the agency has laid off 35% of its work force stopping delivery on saturday is expected to save $2 billion, but it's not enough to balance the books. >> it's got to look at more fundamental changes in its infrastructure. , its compensation costs, its retirement ob gaixes. >> reporter: the postal -- obligations. >> reporter: the postal service usually needs congressional approval to make changes but the agency has figured out a legal way to do it without lawmakers. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama called for the five-day delivery service in his latest budget proposal. >>> right now fairfax county fire investigators on the scene of an explosion at a lorton sandwich shop. at least one person suffered burns when that blast happened on richmond highway near green castle lane just before 11:00 t
i think sometimes with the economy the way it is right now, people sort of have to do what they have to do. >> reporter: over the past six years, the postal service has lost $41 billion as more people switch from letters to e-mail and electronic banking. to save money, the agency has laid off 35% of its work force stopping delivery on saturday is expected to save $2 billion, but it's not enough to balance the books. >> it's got to look at more fundamental changes in its...
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the economy created 180,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012 up from an estimate from 150,000. the government says the u.s. unemployment rate clicked up to 7.9% from 7.8. >>> a watering hole tonight, a new location. the lounge celebrated the official reeping at the new fisherman wharf location. it came here after a conflict with their landlord. they return just in time for the 49ers return to the super bowl. the mayor proclaimed gold dust lounge day and promised to drop by during sunday's game. >>> the first day of san francisco's nudity ban. what protesters did and how the police reacted. >>> hilary rodham clinton departure today is just the tip of the iceburg. the big shovel in the white house cabinet. >>> the warming trend has come to an end. how much cooling you can ebgt pect [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now best foods mayonnaise is just $2.77. so pile it on. pizza is served. digiorno
the economy created 180,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012 up from an estimate from 150,000. the government says the u.s. unemployment rate clicked up to 7.9% from 7.8. >>> a watering hole tonight, a new location. the lounge celebrated the official reeping at the new fisherman wharf location. it came here after a conflict with their landlord. they return just in time for the 49ers return to the super bowl. the mayor proclaimed gold dust lounge day and promised to drop by during...
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. >>> president obama is asking congress to head off automatic spending cuts that could hurt the economy if they kick in as scheduled march 1. the president is proposing the smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. danielle nottingham has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to come up with billions in spending cuts as a short-term fix to stop massive automatic across-the- board cuts set to take effect in less than a month. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last year congress and the president signed off on the automatic cuts to force themselves to deal with the nation's skyrocketing debt. the original deadline was january 1. and when they couldn't reach a larger budget deal then, they postponed it to march 1. the white house wants another short-term fix to head off a hit to the fragile economy and give lawmakers more time to work out a 10-year plan. the president continued to push an approach th
. >>> president obama is asking congress to head off automatic spending cuts that could hurt the economy if they kick in as scheduled march 1. the president is proposing the smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. danielle nottingham has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to come up with billions in spending cuts as a short-term fix to stop massive automatic across-the- board cuts set to take effect in less than a month....
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economy shrank in the fourth quarter. the first time since the recession ended. the white house cites hurricane sandy and sharp cuts and a short time ago, jay carney laid the blame from republicans. >> at least some of that has to do with the uncertainty created by the prospect. talk about letting the sequester kick in as though it were an acceptable thing. it belies where republicans were on the issue not that long ago. >> reaction from the post, mikes. consider yourself warned. we have seen battles turn into the credit rating and the economy shrinking for the first time since the recession and carney or the white house believes it's a part of this sequestration we are facing. >> it's important to look at the broad trinity economy over the past two years. for every step or two we see data showing a step backwards. that's the way to read the gdp members. it's a data that is going to be adjusted and the headline is not good news. when you look in the numbers and see hurricane sandy played a role. the defense spending played a role as well as the doom and groom. yo
economy shrank in the fourth quarter. the first time since the recession ended. the white house cites hurricane sandy and sharp cuts and a short time ago, jay carney laid the blame from republicans. >> at least some of that has to do with the uncertainty created by the prospect. talk about letting the sequester kick in as though it were an acceptable thing. it belies where republicans were on the issue not that long ago. >> reaction from the post, mikes. consider yourself warned. we...
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. >> the economy added 150,000 new jobs last month according to the department of labor. it also released data that suggested hiring was stronger in the past two years than previously thought. employers added an average of 180,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012. that's up from previous estimates of 150,000 jobs a month. the unemployment rate did jump from 7.8% to 7.9%. >>> meantime, the auto industry showing off its latest innovations in our region right now. the 2013 washington auto show begins today. news4's megan mcgrath shows us they drive home the point that there's a lot to drive home. >> reporter: i wish i'd let me drive them, but it's been a fixture in this town for decades, it is always something new, this year is no different. more than 700 new vehicles from 14 manufacturers. it you're looking for luxury cars, this is interesting. if years past, if you wanted a luxury car, you had to traps around to the different manufacturers. we have the range rovers, behind us the bmws and the cadillacs right behind me now. automatic lot of people interested in the gizmo, th
. >> the economy added 150,000 new jobs last month according to the department of labor. it also released data that suggested hiring was stronger in the past two years than previously thought. employers added an average of 180,000 jobs per month in 2011 and 2012. that's up from previous estimates of 150,000 jobs a month. the unemployment rate did jump from 7.8% to 7.9%. >>> meantime, the auto industry showing off its latest innovations in our region right now. the 2013 washington...
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. >> good news for the bay area economy. a new report out this morning says silicon valley bounced out of the recession last year adding jobs and income. overall, income in silicon valley rose 2.2 percent according to the group joint venture silicon valley. employment was up 4 percent last quarter from the year before the sharpest increase in a decade but the rebound hasn't been a cure all for all. african-americans' income fell an average 18 percent last year and hispanic income dropped 5 percent. >> dell will leave the stock market. the company founder and a group of investers hoped to buy the company and take it private a deal worth $24 billion. shareholders have to approve the plan. dell struggled losing a third of their market value and falling behind rivals apple and samsung. >> nothing private about the weather forecast. we have clouds out there. >> lot of clouds. they are high mid-level clouds and not dropping any rain. it is not this cold front i am worried about but the next one, on thursday. i will give you an upd
. >> good news for the bay area economy. a new report out this morning says silicon valley bounced out of the recession last year adding jobs and income. overall, income in silicon valley rose 2.2 percent according to the group joint venture silicon valley. employment was up 4 percent last quarter from the year before the sharpest increase in a decade but the rebound hasn't been a cure all for all. african-americans' income fell an average 18 percent last year and hispanic income dropped...
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one more thing the mayor is expected to touch on tonight and that is contributions to the economy made by startup businesses and some new text companies. >>> certain benefits will be extended to the thousands of gay and lesbian personnel. they will be departing -- the finalm print on the armed forces. he has to walk a fine line and that recognizes marriage between a man and woman. >>> wanted a police are investigating a deadly house fire in the district and they say they pulled two victims from a bored up home that was supposed to be vacant. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: investigators and the medical exam inner are still on this scene here and this happened about 10:00 and it was soilage, they could see it from the other side and they responded. it was to put out the fire and when fire fight -- firefighters went inside, they found two and close to the front door. neighbors say the home was bored up for two years and want to, officials are not sure why the two were inside the home at the time. were they squatters or in the house at the type of the fire? that is still under investi
one more thing the mayor is expected to touch on tonight and that is contributions to the economy made by startup businesses and some new text companies. >>> certain benefits will be extended to the thousands of gay and lesbian personnel. they will be departing -- the finalm print on the armed forces. he has to walk a fine line and that recognizes marriage between a man and woman. >>> wanted a police are investigating a deadly house fire in the district and they say they...
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in the best of the rest of the news banks alone didn't crash our economy a few years ago in fact some of the biggest fraudsters in the run up to the financial crisis in two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight for the credit rating agencies like s. and p. and moody's they gave prime ratings to junk mortgages it's been alleged that many of these ratings agencies actually took kickbacks from the banks to supply favorable ratings which ended up growing investors now the wall street journal is reporting that the u.s. justice department will file suit against s. and p. for its role in the crisis as imperious spotted by saying a d.o.j. lawsuit would be quote entirely without factual or legal merit you might remember it was s. and p. that downgraded the united states credit rating after the dema debt limit fiasco back in two thousand and eleven so this might be less about actually hold the wall street suits accountable and more about revenge for embarrassing our nation. or did president obama get the message of the last election which is that the american people are sick of the crim
in the best of the rest of the news banks alone didn't crash our economy a few years ago in fact some of the biggest fraudsters in the run up to the financial crisis in two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight for the credit rating agencies like s. and p. and moody's they gave prime ratings to junk mortgages it's been alleged that many of these ratings agencies actually took kickbacks from the banks to supply favorable ratings which ended up growing investors now the wall street...
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economy is poised for progress in the coming year and predicted it will fall below the $1 trillion mark. >> sources tell ap tonight the pentagon is ready to offer limited benefits to same-sex partners of gay service members. likely toin clud health and welfare benefits. dpeens secretary has not made a decision because federal law prohibits him from recognizing same-sex marriages. british lawmakers voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. legislation would enable same-sex couples to get married in civil and religious ceremonies. the prime minister championed the bill despite opposition from within his party. before it becomes plau it must still pass the house of lord autos as we continue here, coming up, governor brown's response to a texas raid on california jobs. >> and >>> because gas prices are high it turns out we're driving less but spending more time in traffic. san francisco oakland area is tied did w.lngs langs for having the second worst congestion if the country behind behind washington, d.c.. a study shows drivers spent 61 hours in traffic jams and wasted $1200 wornl o
economy is poised for progress in the coming year and predicted it will fall below the $1 trillion mark. >> sources tell ap tonight the pentagon is ready to offer limited benefits to same-sex partners of gay service members. likely toin clud health and welfare benefits. dpeens secretary has not made a decision because federal law prohibits him from recognizing same-sex marriages. british lawmakers voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. legislation would enable same-sex couples to...
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. >>> the economy took an urn expected turn. it shrank for the first time since the great recession. >> reporter: the headline may be disappointing, but the underlying economy was showing renewed strength at the end of last year. consumer spending, which drives 2/3 of the economy was up 2.2%. home building soared more than 15%. and it contributed to economic growth in 2012 for the first time in six years. only government spending cuts on defense caused overall economic growth to flat-line. >> the fiscal tightening is taking a toll. it took a toll on growth in 2012. it will take a toll again in 2013. >> reporter: but in the trade channels of the u.s. economy, the tide appears to be turning. >> i think it's getting better. things are definitely getting better. >> reporter: robert landry is chief commercial officer at portland of new orleans. >> do you think of the port as a leading indicator? >> we are. we see a lot of things before it hits the economy. when people are making decisions, they're making them months in afrd vance to
. >>> the economy took an urn expected turn. it shrank for the first time since the great recession. >> reporter: the headline may be disappointing, but the underlying economy was showing renewed strength at the end of last year. consumer spending, which drives 2/3 of the economy was up 2.2%. home building soared more than 15%. and it contributed to economic growth in 2012 for the first time in six years. only government spending cuts on defense caused overall economic growth to...
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housing is the best story of the year. >> reporter: leading local economy watcher dr. stephen fuller of george mason university says sellers have been waiting a long time to sell since the bubble burst back in 2006 and buyers have been waiting to buy with interest rates holding near record lows and the economy picking up some steam. some just don't want to wait any longer. >> we're still at half speed. this is pent up demand. there's lots of people ready to move. they're tired of doubling up living with their parents. they need more space because their family has grown over five years. >> reporter: locally prices have been rising 38 months in a row. the northern virginia association of realtors finds the d.c. area prices in december were up 14% over the same time last year. some neighborhoods are already matching seven year highs and this could be just the beginning. >> we're looking at three really good years. '14 and '15 are going to be a tsunami when it comes to housing sales. >> reporter: the biggest complaint about the local housing market at this very moment, the
housing is the best story of the year. >> reporter: leading local economy watcher dr. stephen fuller of george mason university says sellers have been waiting a long time to sell since the bubble burst back in 2006 and buyers have been waiting to buy with interest rates holding near record lows and the economy picking up some steam. some just don't want to wait any longer. >> we're still at half speed. this is pent up demand. there's lots of people ready to move. they're tired of...
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why on earth would they want to send our economy into another recession. if we can't come to a grand deal by march 1st. what the president has said and the democratic leadership hats said is okay do another short-term proposal but make it balanced. you cannot reduce the deficit through cuts alone. >> jennifer: you have validation because there was released a report that said the projected budget deficit for the fiscal year will be $845 billion. for the past four years the deficits have exceeded 1 trillion-dollar. so you're seeing a decline in the amount of deficit. the question is are the republicans really crying wolf when they continue to talk about blowing deficits when, in fact the measures that the president and congress have taken so far have actually caused the deficit to decrease. >> well, exactly. especially the last plan where we did have a balanced approach for once. but what speaker boehner has said is that the president got his revenue, and so there is not going to be a balanced approach any more. you know, when paul ryan put his budget forwar
why on earth would they want to send our economy into another recession. if we can't come to a grand deal by march 1st. what the president has said and the democratic leadership hats said is okay do another short-term proposal but make it balanced. you cannot reduce the deficit through cuts alone. >> jennifer: you have validation because there was released a report that said the projected budget deficit for the fiscal year will be $845 billion. for the past four years the deficits have...
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the not stimulated the economy in the way republicans say they would. i think there's a real debate to be had here. we have to be honest about the fact that the deficit is not the immediate issue. >> what does this do to the push that the president wants and some other democrats want for more tax hikes? they want to close hoop holes which is the tax hike. the president was saying when we were struggling and in a recession now is not the time to raise taxes. this is the worst we have been since we came out of that recession. hoping for a one-percent growth which is an nehm mick. instead of growing it's like we lost weight instead of growing weight. you run a gain rate every year. >> he is going to press for more that he canses. this is not about restructuring the sucht economy if you look at the last of the second half. every single time congresses of both taerts weather they are jqk or george w-bush. you can-- every time you raise taxes you shrink this. he's interested in the wealth redistribution part of the transformation of the u.s. economy. so again
the not stimulated the economy in the way republicans say they would. i think there's a real debate to be had here. we have to be honest about the fact that the deficit is not the immediate issue. >> what does this do to the push that the president wants and some other democrats want for more tax hikes? they want to close hoop holes which is the tax hike. the president was saying when we were struggling and in a recession now is not the time to raise taxes. this is the worst we have been...
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he says they could hurt the economy. and the president is proposing a smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. cbs reporter danielle nottingham explains. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic across-the- board spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last year congress and the president signed off on the automatic cuts to force themselves to deal with the nation's skyrocketing debt. the original deadline was january 1st. and when they couldn't reach a larger budget deal then, they postponed it to march 1st. the white house wants another short-term fix to head off a hit to the fragile economy and give lawmakers more time to work out a 10-year plan. >> we should give them the chance to come up with this budget instead of making indiscriminate cuts now that will cost us jobs and significantly slow down our
he says they could hurt the economy. and the president is proposing a smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. cbs reporter danielle nottingham explains. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic across-the- board spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last...
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stocks close lower after a new report that showed the economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter. the federal reserve also said growth has "paused" in recent months. on wall street. the dow lost 44-points. it's biggest drop off in three weeks. the nasdaq was down 11. and the s-and-p-500 fell five. >> facebook has gained so many mobile users this year that for the first time the number of active daily users are using their phone to check facebook more than their computer. the company's focus on putting mobile first, with new apps and features, is paying off. facebook is the largest social network in the world, and it was the most used mobile app across i=o=s and android devices in the united states in 2012, according to recent score numbers. still ahead, gary radnich will speak with the steve young the great interview and one of the 49ers final practices before the sunday game. what the players are saying. gary radnich is coming up, do not roof. do not mo tofu do not move.... well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in m
stocks close lower after a new report that showed the economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter. the federal reserve also said growth has "paused" in recent months. on wall street. the dow lost 44-points. it's biggest drop off in three weeks. the nasdaq was down 11. and the s-and-p-500 fell five. >> facebook has gained so many mobile users this year that for the first time the number of active daily users are using their phone to check facebook more than their...
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akmar ahmadinejad agreed to loan money for their economy. in the meantime, iranian officials are down playing an insult at iranian president akmar ahmadinejad. a shoe was thrown at him yesterday. he's in egypt for an islamic summit. >>> the excitement over the next olympic games is underway. exactly one year from today, athletes will compete in the 2014 winter games in sochi, russia. cr crews are working around the clock to get the venues ready. as ben fogul reports, the city is missing one important ingredient, winter weather. >> reporter: it's 68 degrees, it's sunny and there's palm trees. at first glance, sochi on the shores of the black sea, doesn't look like a place for the winter olympics. it's actually a summer seaside resort. but there's a saying in sochi. if you don't like the weather, wait a minute. this is the same time of year that winter olympics are boing to happen. it's pouring with rain. let's hope this turns to snow. the olympiapark will be the most compact ever. the jewel in the crown will be the ice palace, home to russia'
akmar ahmadinejad agreed to loan money for their economy. in the meantime, iranian officials are down playing an insult at iranian president akmar ahmadinejad. a shoe was thrown at him yesterday. he's in egypt for an islamic summit. >>> the excitement over the next olympic games is underway. exactly one year from today, athletes will compete in the 2014 winter games in sochi, russia. cr crews are working around the clock to get the venues ready. as ben fogul reports, the city is...